Director of Nursing

Title- Director of Nursing (DON)

Location- Georgetown, Colorado

Duration- Full Time

· We are a new women’s residential program located in Georgetown, Colorado looking for a Director of Nursing.

· We private residential addiction recovery treatment to women only in a private pay 10 bed residential setting.

· We utilize evidence-based practices and provide trauma-informed care.

· The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for overseeing 2 nurses and/or qualified

· medication administration personnel (QMAPs) and the overall nursing operations of the facility.

· This includes overseeing infection control, employee health, pharmacy, and laboratory services.

The DON will also serve as Risk Manager.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

· Must have substance use disorder or addiction recovery experience,

· Conducts initial intake.

· Serves as a member of Serenity for Life’s leadership team and ensures effective integration

· of nursing services into the overall operations. Provides input into administrative policies

· and procedures and develops sound nursing policies and procedures.

· Monitors staffing needs and arranges coverage as needed. Sets nursing schedule.

· Provides direct staff supervision including interviewing and selection, training and

· development, performance management, and employee relations.

· Ensures supervisees’ participation in all mandatory in-service training sessions and

· successful completion of all annual training requirements.

· Implements and monitors the education and training requirements of the infection and

· communicable disease program, including the organization’s exposure control plan.

· Adheres to applicable policies and procedures, laws, standards, and regulations.

· Demonstrates an understanding of FTE, overtime, and related staffing calculations and

· adheres to spending guidelines and overall budget.

· Contributes to agency’s performance improvement plan. Reviews incident reports and

· actions taken.

· Ensures availability and accessibility to nursing and/or qualified medication administration

· personnel for consultation and guidance.

· Communicates with client’s referral sources and support systems in client’s interests and

· complies with confidentiality and client’s rights.

· Ensures initial treatment plan is completed upon admission, evaluates and monitors client’s

· progress.

· Takes physician’s orders and documents appropriately.

· Administers medications per ordered note.

· Maintains accountability of administration, recording, control, and security of medications.

· Oversees and maintains the tracking of medical supplies and inventory.

· Collaborates with treatment team regarding client care.

· Provides education to clients and team members regarding medication usage, side effects of

· medications, infectious diseases.

· Supports the agency’s strategic plan and complies with requests to speak publicly or make

· presentations regarding the agency’s service.

· Performs other duties as assigned/required.

Qualifications and Preferences:

· RN license in the state of Colorado.

· Clinical experience in residential substance abuse or mental health preferred.

· Current basic life support for health provider (BLS) and CPR/First Aid and AED or prior to

· orientation.

Schedule:

Days, 10 hour or 12-hour shift

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $45.00 - $55.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $45 - $55